Classical Archaeology and Ancient History Information Sheet for entry in 2018

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1 Classical Archaeology and Ancient History Information Sheet for entry in 2018 The course combines study of the history, archaeology and art of the classical world. It looks at the societies and cultures of the ancient Mediterranean world through their written texts, visual art and material remains, and has at its centre the two classical cultures of Greece and Rome. It is aimed at anyone interested in investigating ancient civilisations and their remains: from Greek temples and Roman amphitheatres to wall paintings and the poignant residues of everyday life. While it is primarily a historical and non-linguistic degree, ancient languages can be used and learned as part of the course. The degree is taught through a mixture of tutorials, lectures and classes. Some cover specifically archaeological or historical approaches to ancient Mediterranean cultures, but the degree is unique in also offering courses that combine both approaches. In every year of the course there are classes led by both an archaeologist and a historian, which are designed to give an integrated, interdisciplinary approach to the topics studied. The University s resources for this combined subject are excellent, in terms of both library facilities, especially the Sackler Library, and the range and number of postholders in the two fields. The Ashmolean Museum also contains wide-ranging collections of art and artefacts from classical cultures. Fieldwork/international opportunities There are two practical elements two weeks at the end of the first year spent on an archaeological field project, and the preparation of a report in the second and third years focusing either on a particular ancient site or on an artefact or set of artefacts in a museum of your choice. A typical weekly timetable First year: lectures (four six per week) team-taught classes (one per week for the first two terms) tutorials (one every one two weeks) and/or language classes. Second and third years: You will take six options and produce a site or museum report. Currently, the options are chosen from: integrated classes, bringing together historical and archaeological approaches to a particular period core papers, which deal with central topics in Greco-Roman studies further papers, which allow you either to build up concentrated expertise in some central areas and periods or to extend into earlier and later periods, and into non-classical cultures Greek or Latin Language papers.

2 1st year Courses Four courses are taken. Core elements: Assessment First University examinations: Four written papers Aristocracy and democracy in the Greek world, BC Republic to empire: Rome, 50 BC to AD 50 Current optional elements: Archaeology: Homeric archaeology and early Greece from 1550 to 700 BC; Greek vases; Greek sculpture c BC; Roman architecture History: Thucydides and the West; Aristophanes political comedy; Cicero and Catiline; Tacitus and Tiberius Ancient Languages: Beginning Ancient Greek; Beginning Latin; Intermediate Ancient Greek; Intermediate Latin; Advanced Ancient Greek; Advanced Latin 2nd and 3rd year Courses Six courses are taken from a wide choice of options. These currently include: Rome, Italy and the Hellenistic East, BC Assessment Final University examinations: Six written papers; one site or museum report Imperial culture and society, cad : Archaeology and history The Greeks and the Mediterranean World, c BC Greek art and archaeology, c BC Cities and settlement under the Empire Art under the Roman Empire, AD

3 Archaeology of the late Roman Empire, AD Thucydides and the Greek world, BC Alexander the Great and his early successors Roman history BC Egyptian art and architecture Archaeology of Minoan Crete, BC Etruscan Italy, BC Science-based methods in archaeology Greek and Roman coins Mediterranean maritime archaeology Epigraphy of the Greek and/or Roman world Athenian democracy in the classical age Sexuality and gender in Greece and Rome Cicero: Politics and thought in the late Republic Religions in the Greek and Roman world, c31 BC AD 312 St Augustine and the Last Days of Rome, AD Intermediate Ancient Greek or Latin Advanced Ancient Greek or Latin Research for a site or museum report For more information, visit the Classical Archaeology and Ancient History website. The University will seek to deliver each course in accordance with the descriptions set out above. However, there may be situations in which it is desirable or necessary for the University to make changes in course provision, either before or after registration. For further information, please see the University s Terms and Conditions.

4 Fees Oxford University is committed to recruiting the best and brightest students from all backgrounds. We offer a generous package of financial support to Home/EU students from lower-income households. (UK nationals living in the UK are usually Home students.) These annual fees are for full-time students who begin this undergraduate course here in Fee Status Tuition fee College fee Total annual fees Home/EU 9, ,250 Islands 9, ,250 (Channel Islands & Isle of Man) Overseas 16,230 7,570 23,800 Information about how much fees and other costs may increase is set out in the University s Terms and Conditions. Additional Fees and Charges Information for Classical Archaeology and Ancient History CAAH students are required to undertake fieldwork at the end of their first year. Fieldwork projects recently attended by CAAH students include: Dorchester Field School (University of Oxford/Oxford Archaeology), Oxfordshire Vindolanda Frontiers in Transition Project, Northumberland Sangro Valley Project, Abruzzo, Italy Apolline Project, near Naples, Italy Casa Herrera, Mérida, Extremadura, Spain Sanisera Field School, Menorca, Spain Thouria, Kalamata, Greece You can choose an alternative location if you wish, subject to the approval of the CAAH standing committee. The cost of participating in fieldwork may be anything from 450 to 2,200, depending on your choice of fieldwork project. All CAAH students starting in 2018 will receive a fieldwork grant of up to 1,000 from the faculty.

5 Living Costs Your living costs will vary significantly dependent on your lifestyle. These are estimated to be between 1,014 and 1,556 per month in Undergraduate courses usually consist of three terms of eight weeks each, but as a guide you may wish to budget over a nine-month period to ensure you also have sufficient funds during the holidays to meet essential costs. Living costs breakdown Per month Total for 9 months Lower range Upper range Lower range Upper range Food ,318 3,245 Accommodation (including utilities) ,824 6,093 Personal items ,066 2,364 Social activities ,105 Study costs Other Total 1,014 1,556 9,127 13,991 When planning your finances for future years of study at Oxford beyond , you should allow for an estimated increase in living expenses of 3% each year. 10 November 2017 Classical Archaeology and Ancient History